Case for tool



March 10, 1959 c. T. DAWSON CASE FOR TOOL Filed July 17, 1957 FIG. 3.

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United States Patent CASE FOR TOOL Collins T. Dawson, Shelton, Conn., assignor to The W. E.

Bassett Company, Derby, Conn., a corporation of Connecticut Application July 17, 1957, Serial No. 672,404

6 Claims. (Cl. 30-155) My invention relates to a case, particularly for a plurality of articles, one of which is permanently secured thereto and forms a stiffener for the case.

It is desirable to carry in a pocket or pocketbook a case for a plurality of articles and to prevent one or more of them from becoming damaged by being folded or bent while in the pocket or pocketbook.

My invention contemplates a casing or housing for a plurality of articles, one of which is preferably, though not necessarily a knife-like member permanently secured to the case and stiffening the same so as to house the knife and also prevent injury to other articles in the case.

It is a broad object of the invention to provide, an improved case for a plurality of articles. I

It is another object to provide an improved case having one article, preferably a knife-like member, permanently secured in the case and serving as a stiffener for the entire case.

Another object is to provide an improved case for a plurality of objects or articles, together with means for hanging the case or suspending articles from the case.

Another object is to provide an improved case of the character indicated for housing a knife-like member so as to prevent it from injuring the pocket or pocketbook lining and yet feel bulky enough to be readily located.

Another object is to provide an improved case having a knife-like member permanently secured therein by means of a securing member passing through a hollow pivot member pivoting the knife-blade or blades in the knife case.

Other objects and various features of novelty and in vention will be hereinafter pointed out or will become apparent to those skilled in the art.

Briefly stated, in a preferred form of the invention, I provide a sheet of material, such as leather or plastic, comprising what I term a back sheet and a cover sheet foldable over the back sheet and a knife-like member permanently secured to one of the sheets, preferably the back sheet. The knife-like member is housed between the back sheet and the cover sheet at one edge thereof so as to be in position to be opened whether the cover sheet is closed or open. In the preferred form, there is also what I term a front sheet, either. separated from or integral with the back sheet or the cover sheet and forming a housing for one or more articles, one preferably being the knife having a stiff case for stiffening the entire tool casing to prevent damage to delicate articles housed in the case. The case may have one or more pockets for delicate articles, such as vials of perfume, or the like, which would likely be broken or damaged when loose in a pocket or pocketbook, but which will be adequately protected from damage by my improved case having the stiffening effect of a knife-like member permanently secured to the case. The case may be provided with a chain or the like, either for carrying the case and contained articles or for hanging the same on a hook or for suspending articles, such as keys on the chain.

In the drawings, which show, for illustrative purposes only, preferred forms of the invention:

Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of a preferred form of my improved case in closed position;

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showing the case in open position and one or more blade-like members partially open;

Fig. 3 is a view in right-hand side elevation of the case shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view, taken in the plane of the line 4-4 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showing only a single sheet consisting of a back sheet, a cover sheet and a knife-like member attached directly to the back sheet and exposed at one side when the cover sheet is in open position;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing the case in closed position;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5, but showing the case formed of a back sheet, front sheet and a cover sheet, all integral with each other, and a knife-like member in position to be held between the back sheet and the front sheet when the latter is folded over so as to provide a case more or less like that shown in Fig. 2.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the case consists of what I term a back sheet 5, a front sheet 6 and a cover sheet 7. These sheets may be formed of leather or the like and, in the specific form shown in Figs. 1 to 4, the top or cover sheet 7 and the back sheet 5 are integral with each other and the top sheet 7 may be foldable down over the back sheet 5 and the front sheet 6. The front sheet 6, being separate from the back sheet 5, is sewed along the edge, as indicated at 8, to the back sheet and is also preferably sewed along an intermediate line 9 so as to leave a substantial pocket 10 between the front and back sheets. The opposite sides are open and provide an open pocket 11, open to the right-hand side as viewed in Figs. 1, 2 and 4. In this pocket 11, I enclose a knife-like member 12 which preferably comprises a metal U-shaped channel case 13 having a plurality of blades 14 in the channel. These blades 14 are pivoted in the channel 13 preferably by means of a hollow pivot member 15 shown particularly in Fig. 7. This hollow pivot is preferably beaded or riveted over at the outsides of the channel legs and the blade or blades are thus properly pivoted in the channel case 13. The knife case 13 is preferably provided with a second through-opening 16 at the opposite end in position to not interfere with the proper closing of the blades. Suitable fasteners, such and the pocket 11 at the top and the cover sheet 7 is held in closed position, as shown in Fig. 1 by glove or like fasteners 18-19, as will be understood.

If desired, the front or the back sheet, or both sheets, or the fold between the two may be provided with eyelets and a chain 19 may pass through the eyelets and serve as a handle for carrying the case or suspending the same, or for suspending other articles such as keys from the case.

It will thus be seen that the knife is thoroughly encased within the case, and yet the blade or blades may be opened whether the cover sheet 7 is in open or closed position. The back and front sheets may have thumbnail cut outs to permit access to the blades for opening. Since the knife is made very stiff in construction, it serves as a stiffener for the case and prevents the same from fold-1 ing or crumpling in the pocket or pocketbook. Thus the case will be quite rigid and delicate articles, such as a vial of perfume, or the like,-may be carried in the pocket without danger of being damaged, and yet it will be thoroughly protectedand held by the pocket and the cover sheet 7 when inclosed position.

In the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6 thereis a back sheet and a cover sheet Qifoldable over the back sheet 20. Secured to one of the sheets, "preferably the backsheet 20, is a knife-like member 11, the :same "as heretofore described, and held in place by screw means or the like 22-22, as heretofore described. When the cover sheet 21 is folded down over the back sheet, fastoners -23-24, one of which maybe on the knife-itself, serve to hold the two sheets in housing position, forming a case for the knife and any other articles which might conveniently be held in the case :formed just 'between the two sheets and the back 'of theknife.

In all forms shown, the knife is, in effect, increased in size to such an extent that it may :be readily found in a pocketbook or pocket and will also be thoroughly protected so as to avoid damage to the pocket or pocketbook lining.

In the form shown in Fig. 7, the back sheet 25 and the front sheet 26 are integral with each other and folds.- ble over each other about a vertical line, as indicated, so as to form a housing for the knife 27 of the type heretofore described and held as heretofore described. in the form shown in Fig. 7 there may also be a vertical seam corresponding to the seam 9 in Fig. 2 so as to provide a special pocket for another article to be housed in the case, as heretofore described in connection with theform shown in Figs. 1 to 4. Here again, the knife will be thoroughly protected by the front and back sheets and will be permanently secured in place so as to'provide a definite stiffener for the casefor protection, as heretofore described. In the form shown in Fig. 7, fasteners such as glove fasteners 28 may cooperate with members 29 on the front sheet for holding the case in completely closed position.

While the invention has been described in considerable detail and preferred forms illustrated, it is to be understood that various changes may be made within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a case of'the character described, sheet means of relatively flexible material folded upon itself along one edge and forming a back sheet and a cover sheet, a knife-type tool having an elongated relatively stiff casing secured to said back sheet at another'edge thereof,said tool including blade means pivoted in said casing and opening outwardly away from said casing and away from said other edge, means :for detachably holding said cover sheet in folded-over position, whereby said blade means may be selectively pivoted between open and closed position regardless of whether said cover sheet is 'oris not in its folded-over position.

2. The case of claim '1, in which said means fordetachably holding said cover sheet in folded-overposition co'acts between said cover sheet and said back sheet.

3. The caseof claim l, in which said means Ffor-de- '4 tachably'hold'ing said cover sheet in folded-over position coacts between said cover sheet and said casing.

4. In a case of the character described, sheet means of relatively flexible material folded to form a back sheet and a cover sheet, said sheet means including a front sheet secured to said back sheet to define at least two corresponding adjacent edges that are free, a knife-type tool having a relatively stiff casing permanently secured between said back and front sheets and between said corresponding edges, said tool including blade means pivoted in said tool casing and free to swing outwardly away from said tool casing and away from said corresponding edges of said back and front sheets, and means for detachably securing said cover sheet to said front sheet, the fold between said cover sheet and said back sheet being at an edge of said case other than said corresponding edges, whereby said blade means is free to swing as aforesaid whether or not said front and cover sheets are secured together.

5. In a case of the character described, sheet means of relatively flexible material folded along one edge to form a back sheet and a cover sheet, said sheet means including a front sheet secured to said back sheet and located between said back sheet and said cover sheet, said front sheet having a free edge portion overstanding a free edge portion of said back sheet, said edge portions being casing and free to swing outwardly of said pocket, and

means for detachably securing said cover sheet to said front sheet.

6. In a case of the character described, sheet means of relatively flexible material folded along one edge to form a back sheet and a cover sheet, said sheet means including a front sheet having a free edge portion overstanding a free edge portion of said back sheet along an edge of said'case other than said fold edge, a knife-type tool having an elongated relatively stiif casing opening to oneside thereof, means permanently securing said freeedge portions to opposite sides of said tool casing with the tool casing opening facing outwardly of said edge portions, said tool including blade means pivoted in said casing and opening outwardly of said casing and outwardly of said free edge portions, and means detachably securing said cover sheet to said front'sheet.

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